Toyota Pickup Trucks Top J.D. Power Dependability Study

The study measures problems experienced during the past 12 months by original owners of three-year old vehicles. It includes 202 different problem symptoms across powertrain, body and interior and feature and accessory dependability. Overall dependability is determined by the number of problems experienced per 100 vehicles (PP100), with a lower score reflecting higher quality.

In 2011, overall vehicle dependability averages 151 PP100 — the lowest problem rate among used vehicles since the inception of the study in 1990 — and improves from 170 PP 100 in 2009.

In the “Midsize Pickup” category, the 2008 Toyota Tacoma was ranked most dependable, followed by the Honda Ridgeline. No other models in this segment performed above the segment average.

The 2008 Toyota Tundra was the award recipient in the “Large Truck” category. The Dodge Ram 1500 and Ford F-150 were honorable mentions.

Now what are people going to say about JD Power? Are they biased too? Haha.
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I just think it's funny how when jd has something bad to say about Toyota. They suck and are worth less but now that they have something good to say its o my it's jd is Awesome.
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I'm not positive on how JD Power gathers it's data. Is it based on consumer feedback similar to the way CR does theirs? The only reason why I ask is I would think that every person treats their vehicle differently. I would expect someone who absolutely babies their Fusion would have better dependability over the longterm than I do (no problems yet, knock on wood).

What I'm saying is, if it's owner data is it possible that a lot of "problems" are based on how the vehicle is treated as well as it's original engineering?

Dequindre1:They must be reliable, but do they do their truckly duties well?

They are capable offroaders and the Tundra is supposed to be able to tow 10k lbs so i'd say yes. The old videos of the Tundra bedhop is a little scary though. I was considering buying one shortly after the new model came out, but saw that and decided to stick with my Tacoma.
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